The Spring 2013 Herd of Medium figurines is now available on ShopCowParade.com
Forget what the economists say — it’s a bull market. At least it was in Austin, Texas this week when former First Daughter Luci Baines Johnson paid $150,000 for “Penny Bull,” a life-size sculpture of a longhorn steer at the auction following the city’s Cow Parade.
It was the highest price ever paid for a Cow Parade sculpture — and it was made by Hartford artist Tao Labossiere. The one-of-a-kind art cows fetch about $7,500 each at auction, on average. Read full story on the Hartford Courant website.
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Sunday night’s auction of 60 painted fiberglass cow statues from “CowParade Austin” well exceeded expectations as more than 1,200 attendees took part in the event and raised $1.49 million to find the cows new homes. The event was hosted by the Tonight Show’s Jay Leno. Read full story on KXAN.com
Sunday, Nov. 13, more than 1,200 attendees witnessed a public art auction unlike anything seen in Austin before when 40 incredibly artistic cows found new homes, raising $1.49 million for The Superhero Kids Endowment at the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. Held at The Moody Theater at ACL Live, the “Famous Austin Art Cow Auction” featured The Tonight Show’s Jay Leno and famous auctioneer Spanky Assiter. Read full story on cowparadeaustin.com
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